most passing yards in first 12 seasons

Matt Ryan had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 12 seasons, with 51,186 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in first 12 seasons
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
51,186
189
4,460
6,817
65.4
7.5
270.8
321
147
94.6
4.7
2.2
369
2,449
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
50,128
192
4,232
6,531
64.8
7.7
261.1
366
181
95.2
5.6
2.8
215
1,392
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
45,919
170
4,035
6,149
65.6
7.5
270.1
324
165
94.3
5.3
2.7
234
1,698
4Dan Marino
D. Marino
45,173
172
3,604
6,049
59.6
7.5
262.6
328
185
88.2
5.4
3.1
178
1,270
5Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
45,109
165
3,898
6,224
62.6
7.2
273.4
282
144
89.9
4.5
2.3
385
2,496
6Eli Manning
E. Manning
44,187
185
3,695
6,227
59.3
7.1
238.8
294
199
83.5
4.7
3.2
307
2,137
7Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
43,653
188
3,668
5,665
64.7
7.7
232.2
334
106
100.0
5.9
1.9
527
3,464
8Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
42,995
171
3,476
5,423
64.1
7.9
251.4
272
147
94.0
5.0
2.7
439
2,867
9Brett Favre
B. Favre
42,285
177
3,652
5,992
60.9
7.1
238.9
314
188
86.7
5.2
3.1
348
2,261
10Warren Moon
W. Moon
42,177
172
3,380
5,753
58.8
7.3
245.2
247
199
81.5
4.3
3.5
382
2,915
11Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
41,447
164
3,462
5,339
64.8
7.8
252.7
281
135
95.5
5.3
2.5
326
1,990
12Derek Carr
D. Carr
41,245
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
7.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
13Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
40,067
171
3,670
5,932
61.9
6.8
234.3
218
141
84.1
3.7
2.4
359
2,554
14Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
40,036
160
3,413
5,443
62.7
7.4
250.2
259
166
88.1
4.8
3.0
278
1,933
15Tom Brady
T. Brady
39,979
161
3,397
5,321
63.8
7.5
248.3
300
115
96.4
5.6
2.2
276
1,712
16Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
39,808
172
3,449
6,049
57.0
6.6
231.4
221
181
76.7
3.7
3.0
402
2,733
17Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
39,471
150
3,465
5,177
66.9
7.6
263.1
270
110
98.2
5.2
2.1
304
2,207
18Jared Goff
J. Goff
38,392
147
3,336
5,058
66.0
7.6
261.2
248
99
96.9
4.9
2.0
275
1,995
19Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
38,150
166
3,374
5,396
62.5
7.1
229.8
244
144
87.6
4.5
2.7
345
2,254
20John Elway
J. Elway
37,736
174
3,030
5,384
56.3
7.0
216.9
199
177
76.8
3.7
3.3
416
3,073
21Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
36,827
142
3,034
4,657
65.1
7.9
259.3
297
72
104.1
6.4
1.5
341
2,163
22Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
36,250
161
3,076
5,218
58.9
6.9
225.2
230
115
85.7
4.4
2.2
394
2,513
23Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
35,750
125
3,077
4,645
66.2
7.7
286.0
267
84
101.0
5.7
1.8
213
1,391
24Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
35,467
160
2,874
4,779
60.1
7.4
221.7
237
175
84.4
5.0
3.7
323
2,427
25Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
35,133
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
7.1
229.6
227
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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AFC NorthWLTPCT
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6
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7
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